Frog and Toad All Year
Study Guide – Lesson 2
Skills at a Glance:
Reading Skill: Characters
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Students need to be able to identify and describe characters in a story
Phonics Skill: Short Vowels e, o, u; Inflections –s, -es
Fluency: Accuracy
Grammar/Writing Skills: Statements and Questions
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A statement is a telling sentence and ends with a period.
A question is an asking sentence and ends with a question mark.
High-Frequency Vocabulary Words:
covered – to place something over something else
everything– all things you see all around
guess – try to figure out or predict
through – in one side and out the other
woods – an area with trees all around
surprised – shocked about something you didn’t know was going to
happen
pleased - happy
Robust Vocabulary Words:
edge – the border or side of something
ventured – went some place new
described – to tell about something in detail
hesitate – to pause or wait before doing something
anonymous – without a name
unselfish – when you share with others
satisfied – you feel happy with the way things are
neighborly – when you are friendly to people who live near you